A Comparative Study on Parenting Stress, Coping Strategy and Mental Health of Regular and Special Children’s Mothers in elementary school

• Main Authors: Chen, Ting-Yu, 陳亭妤
• Other Authors: 陳李綢
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/72111035724258117232

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 教育心理與輔導學系碩士在職專班 === 100 === The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship among the parenting stress, coping strategies and mental health for mothers of elementary school children in Taipei city. First, to explore the difference between regular and special children’s mothers of different background levels. Then focus on the difference between regular and special children’s mothers among the parenting stress, coping strategies and mental health. Next, to analyze the relationships among these three variables. Finally, to explore the first two variables in predicting mental health. The method of this study was questionnaire survey. The subjects of this study were 670 mothers who have children (394 regular and 276 with special needs) in elementary school from grade 1 to grade 6 in Taipei city, collected from 12 districts and 16 public schools. The subjects were tested with Parenting Stress Scale, Coping Strategies Scale and Mental Health Measurement. All were analyzed by using t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffé’s method, Pearson’s correlation analysis and Stepwise Multiple Regression. The major results from this research are as follows: 1. The parenting stress of regular mothers differed according to the marital status and the family’s monthly income. The parenting stress of mothers with special needs children differed according to jobs, marital status and the family’s monthly income, the control of locus also differed according to jobs. 2. Coping strategies of regular mothers differed according to the marital status, the family’s monthly income and religion. The parenting stress of mothers with special needs children differed according to jobs, the marital status and the family’s monthly income, the control of locus also differed according to jobs. 3. Mental health of regular mothers differed according to children’s age, the marital status and the family’s monthly income. Mental health of mothers with special needs children differed according to jobs, the marital status, the family’s monthly income and religion. 4. Mothers with special needs children reported higher levels of parenting stress than regular mothers, especially in “resource support”. Regular mothers are tend to be internal locus of control, while mothers with special needs children are tent to be external locus of control when facing the stress. 5. Mothers with special needs children are tent to use problem-avoided and emotion-afforded strategies to cope with the stress more often than regular mothers. 6. Mental health of regular mothers are better than mothers with special needs children. 7. There were each correlations between mothers’ parenting stress, coping strategies and their mental health. 8. The parenting stress and coping strategies of regular mothers and mothers with special needs children were significant in predicting their mental health.